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I BEGIN WITH AN INCIDENT IN MY LIFE THAT CAUSES STORMS OF emotion to well up within me. Read the first page
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not quite what I expected, but still quite good.,
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This review is from: Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message (Hardcover)
I just finished this book, and I would have to say that for an intro level text to the Christian faith, Zacharias did an excellect job. I particularly appreciated his familiarization with both Christian authors (e.g., Kreeft, Lewis, Dostoevsky, and Chesterton) and secular authors (e.g., Sartre, Camus, Dawkins, and Hawking). By far, the stand-out chapter is number five, "Is God the Source of My Suffering?" I was truly surprised at how well he handled probably the hardest question for skeptics (and Christians)...the so-called "problem of evil." I was tempted to give this book 5 stars just for this chapter. Of course, if you're an undergrad or grad student in theology, you might want to check-out Richard Swinburne's Providence and the Problem of Evil for a fuller, scholarly treatment on theodicy.My only problem with the book (and why I deducted a star) is that he doesn't really get into other religions. Once in a while, he'll bring-up, for instance, Buddha or Sri Ramakrishna (a Hindu "saint") while giving a much-too simplified version of the religious tradition (though it is a fairly accurate simplification). I happen to be a Religious Studies major, so I'm more apt to be picky on such things. Altogether, this is certainly not an adequate treatment in comparative religious studies. If that's what you are looking for, I'd look elsewhere. His main focus is to show you the "uniqueness of Christianity" (a la C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity or G.K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy). In that respect, he does a good job; though, he's certainly not a Lewis or Chesterton. For those interested in this book, I'd recommend checking out Peter Kreeft (a philosophy professor at Boston College). He's written numerous books (over fifty) dealing with Christianity. He writes for both the layman and the scholar (not an easy task) and does an excellent job. His website http://peterkreeft.com/ has several articles worth reading and audio files of some of his speeches.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
ravi among other apologeticists,
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This review is from: Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message (Hardcover)
hoy... lots of controversy over this one. i'm a christian myself and i didn't find the book devoid of insight, but i think it might be wise to send out a caveat to the wider world of amazon:for starters, ravi zacharias is not "the best christian apologist of our day" or any such thing. he writes books FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY CHRISTIAN. no mistake, he is an elegant writer, but n.t. wright he ain't. if you're a christian you might enjoy the reflective value of the book. BUT IF YOU ARE "INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT CHRISTIANITY," (along the lines of "why christianity") DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK. for something more substantial, try william lane craig's "reasonable faith" instead. on another note, the book's treatment of other faiths isn't very well-done (i.e. it's cursory and slanted). then again, it wasn't meant to be a textbook on comparative religion, so if you do read it, try to keep that in mind, so you don't feel obliged to write another one o' those "you christians think your religion is the best and you don't understand tolerance and blah blah blah" reviews. if we didn't think christianity is the best way to GOD, we wouldn't be christians, right? it's really quite valid for us to want to defend WHY we believe in our religion rather than... someone else's. sorry to end on the soapbox, but i hope my little diatribe was helpful.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent!,
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This review is from: Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message (Paperback)
I was not let down by this incredible piece of writing. Not philosophical or even deeply theological, instead Zacharias gets to the point quickly: There is only One True God, and Jesus is not only equal to, but one and the same with this Deity. The compare/contrast to other religions' deified leaders was enlightening. Someone mentioned that Zacharias did not explain in depth other religions, and that was dissapointing to them. However, that was not the purpose of this book. It is not an exposition of religious views and how Christianity compares. For that I would suggest reading "So What's the Difference?" by Fritz Ridenauer. This was instead a book about Jesus, as God, and how He compares and usurps all other gods and heads of other false religious systems. Remarkable and highly recommended!
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